After more than ten hours of walking, Zhou Miaomiao's feet were burning with pain at first, and now they no longer felt like her own. Even worse, after getting off the bus, Zhou Yuanyuan ran off once under the pretext of needing to urinate, and was subsequently tied up by the man.
Tied up and led away like an animal by this man, Zhou Miaomiao felt a surge of hatred: hatred for God, the entire Gu family, this man, and Zhou Chunping's entire family. Zhou Miaomiao didn't want to be sold, but she couldn't resist her uncle and aunt, who were determined to use her to find a wife. Zhou Miaomiao swore that when she had a chance, she would exact revenge, and that none of those who had wronged her would escape justice.
"Fuck, those people in your family are just vampires. I spent so much money and didn't even get a dowry. Bah!" The man cursed as he walked. Whenever he thought of the huge stack of money he had taken out of his pocket, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. Five hundred yuan! He had drained all his family's savings and was still in debt.
Zhou Miaomiao stumbled along, not wanting to say a word. She hadn't seen a cent of the five hundred yuan. She wanted a dowry, but her grandmother's family wouldn't give it to her. What could she do? Even the red wedding dress she was wearing, half-new, was the one her second cousin wore when she married into the Gu family.
"See? Our home is in front." Yuan Sixi shook the thick hemp rope in his hand and said to the woman beside him with a smug look on his face.
Zhou Miaomiao glanced at the small mountain village ahead, which had only about twenty households, and didn't even want to say anything. Although Zhoujia Village was called a village, it was close to Sanhe Town. There were hundreds of households in the village, and it was a well-known large village in Sanhe Town. The conditions were similar to those in Sanhe Town.
Taoshu Village, however, was remote and small. The entire village consisted of mud houses, with not even a brick or tiled house to be found. Zhou Miaomiao knew at a glance that the village was impoverished. And this man in front of her, in his late thirties and nearly forty, living a poor life with an old man, was this her future life?
What could she do? How could she escape such a tragic fate? Was she really destined to stay in this mountain valley for the rest of her life, toiling away like a farmer? Zhou Miaomiao felt a sense of despair. Even cars couldn't drive into this mountain valley. It would take over ten hours to walk there. Even if she wanted to run, she couldn't.
Zhou Yuanyuan stood at the entrance of the village for a while and was about to walk in.
"Please make way, please make way." A man's voice sounded behind Zhou Yuanyuan and the others.
The road in the small mountain village was too narrow, and Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing stood side by side, blocking the way for others to enter the village.
Zhou Yuanyuan looked back. Oh! It was her old friend! And it was still her annoying old friend.
Zhou Yuanyuan curled her lips. Just now she was still wondering if Yuan Sixi would still be in this village. Now, there was no need to think about it anymore. Yuan Sixi appeared before her eyes alive.
Yuan Sixi wore a half-new blue cotton-padded jacket, black cotton trousers, and a pair of black cloth shoes. Just like in his previous life, Yuan Sixi had a scruffy beard and glared with a pair of bull eyes, looking very ferocious.
Yuan Sixi was "holding" a girl with her head down in his hand. The girl was wearing a bright red double-breasted cotton jacket that was about 80% new, black cotton trousers, and her long hair was braided into a pigtail with a red hairband on it.
In the countryside, a woman dressed like this is a bride.
The tied-up bride must have been bought from somewhere by Yuan Sixi, right?
Zhou Yuanyuan was looking at Yuan Sixi and Zhou Miaomiao without moving.
After Wen Ziqing recognized Yuan Sixi, he glared at him with his cold eyes.
Under Wen Ziqing's gaze, Yuan Sixi felt a little terrified. Yuan Sixi always knew when to act, and seeing Wen Ziqing's aura, he knew he couldn't afford to provoke him. Yuan Sixi couldn't help but shrink back and said flatteringly, "You go first, you go first, I'm not in a hurry."
Wen Ziqing said nothing, holding Zhou Yuanyuan's hand and walking slowly in front of Yuan Sixi. Yuan Sixi was frightened by Wen Ziqing's gaze and didn't dare to say anything. He followed Wen Ziqing and the others, moving slowly.
"Yuanyuan, is that you, Yuanyuan?" As Wen Ziqing pulled Zhou Yuanyuan's hand, Zhou Miaomiao looked up and caught a glimpse of her profile. Although she was much prettier now than when she was little, and her demeanor was completely different, Zhou Miaomiao was terrified. Seeing Zhou Yuanyuan's face, she quickly called out, regardless of the possibility of mistaking her for someone else.
Zhou Yuanyuan turned around and found that the bride tied with ropes behind Yuan Sixi was her "good cousin" Zhou Miaomiao.
In her previous life, Zhou Miaomiao married into Yuyuan County. Her husband was a factory worker. Although he was a little lame, Zhou Miaomiao held him in the palm of her hand and they lived a prosperous life.
How did Zhou Miaomiao end up marrying Yuan Sixi in this life? Zhou Yuanyuan was a little surprised.
Half of Zhou Miaomiao's face was swollen, and it looked like she had been beaten. The braided pigtail on her head was a little fluffy, and she looked a little disheveled.
"Zhou Yuanyuan, are you here to save me?" Zhou Miaomiao's eyes were filled with joy. She thought she had been stuck in the mud, but unexpectedly there was a way out.
"Mind your own business. This woman is the wife I bought with my own money." Yuan Sixi pulled the hemp rope in his hand, causing Zhou Miaomiao to stagger.
In rural areas, many men who can't find a wife will spend money to "buy" one. Zhou Yuanyuan wasn't surprised by Yuan Sixi's words. She was just curious about how Zhou Miaomiao was "sold." After all, Zhou Chunping still had a pension! Although Zhou Zhixin hadn't been in contact with Zhou Chunping in recent years, local officials, out of respect for Zhou Zhixin, wouldn't embarrass Zhou Chunping's family. They should have lived a stable life, so how could they have ended up selling their granddaughter?
Yuan Sixi stared at Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing with a vigilant look, fearing that they would snatch his woman away.
Seeing Zhou Yuanyuan staring at her, Zhou Miaomiao obviously recognized her. This time, Zhou Miaomiao could not tolerate Yuan Sixi's rudeness towards her. She raised her head and said to Yuan Sixi, "Yuan, please let me go. This is my cousin. Her family is very rich. She will give you money."
A lot of money? Yuan Sixi looked at Zhou Yuanyuan's clothes and his eyes sparkled. Even if Yuan Sixi was a bit ignorant, he could tell from the way Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing were dressed that their clothes were high-end. So... they really were rich? He didn't expect his wife to have such wealthy relatives? It really is true that appearances don't tell the whole story!
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